The Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons and Eastern Stars of the District of Columbia has retained ownership of its historic ...

These Washington, DC, sellers gave up six figures to fight gentrification—and reimagined what “owning” a home really means.

WASHINGTON — The DC Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve amendments to the current Comprehensive Plan adding that the change made lead to a more “equitable and fair DC." “We need economic ...

Howard University’s first fine arts graduate, Alma Thomas, walked the streets of Washington, D.C. in the late 1890s. At the time, her residence and its surrounding neighborhood were inhabited by upper ...

Gentrification has ravished America’s largest cities, leaving many low-income and marginalized people on the outskirts unable to afford the high cost of living in their neighborhood. And no one has ...

WASHINGTON — Today’s Most DC Thing comes to us from the intersection of Go-Go music, and protests, two of the threads that help make up the fabric of D.C. living. Music has always been a mainstay of ...

SHEEL PATEL/THE HOYA Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture Dwandalyn Reece (right), Georgetown University Distinguished ...

WASHINGTON — Many African-Americans in the nation’s capital are being left out of job sectors that are forecast to grow in coming years, according to a new Georgetown University study. The report, ...

I am getting older. My memory is getting worse. I drive down streets that I don’t know anymore. The child I used to be is long gone and so are the places that held those memories. The touchstones of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Revisiting Our Black Mosaic Symposium The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for ...